Thank you all for your replies, it does really mean a lot. Whether you are new here or have been here for awhile, I really do appreciate your replies, and I do appreciate your posts, concerns, and...
Hello to all of you I have met and have not yet had the opportunity to... I apologize for the lack of attention I have paid to you after the support and advice you have given me. Work has kept me...
Dani, As usual, I am late to the party! I also wish you well and hope that this week brings you lasting comfort. I hope you are getting rest and the bees are buzzing around helping mama! N8...
Hi Sherry, My struggle with back issues started almost 20 years ago, with a couple of broken lumbar vertebrae and a fusion. A few years later this was followed by a couple of blown disc in the same...
Hi Kelly, I too would like to welcome you the the community! I have been on Lyrica for about 3 months now, and it is what I believe allowed me to get completely off of narcotics. I am taking 7h mg's...
Hello cat, Fist of all, welcome to the community! There are a bunch of wonderful people here that understand what we are each going through. My opinion on oxy is that if it is helpful, and really is...
Hey FatherJohn, I certainly add my support to the others that have expressed so for the issues both physically and mentally you have had to endure these past few weeks! I have found, and I am sure...
I am thinking of you to my friend. I really appreciate it as a new person here when topics are created for certain members, it tells me their opinions are valued and their presence is missed. It also...
Hello Hara, It is always a relief to get the treatment/test/medication we are looking for, so I can certainly appreciate your excitement! I hope that they are able to find a cause of this terrible...
Hi ahuffman, You have certainly stumbled upon a great place filled with people that *do* understand how you feel and what you are going through. While I have yet to see 2 people with the exact same...
Hey Dani... You are still a beautiful woman and dont ever forget it. I know and understand full well what you are going through emotionally, regardless of the symptoms. I am so sorry I didnt get out...
Whew! I was concerned aboiut you, but now I do remember you saying something in chat about taking a vacation (me=embarrased). I am really happy to hear you are doing well! Please send some healing...
Oh yeah...Do not feel bad at all about posting how you feel! What you consider complaining is honestly a great way to get the feelings you are experiencing out there, and you can bet you will get...
Laurie, I certainly hope that you are feeling better by now! I have been in suffering physically mode here too lately, so I can certainly understand! my work has kept me busy making up for the days I...
Well buddy, as I said earlier, we are here for ya. I hope it is a fast acting med for ya! N8...
AuntKay, I would like to add my sympathies for you and your neighbors. I have learned very quickly that at times when it rains, it pours. I can promise you though that the sun breaks through as well....
I haven't seen you around or heard from you in awhile, so I wanted to extend a thread your way in the hopes that you are OK and will at least say hi! I can't forget about my friends, especially the...
Ouch, You have a lot going on there, and while I can certainly understand it from a chronic pain standpoint, seems to me you could use some soothing words from our friends in the depression forum. If...
Draka, i too have had a fusion in my neck, I believe c4-c6. Mine was done around 11 years ago, and was done through the front, and all I know is 1) There is a titanium plate securing them and 2) I...
Hi Jim! Please update us on how it went for you. We hope that you are having a low pain day! N8...
Wow, I cannot imagine being at a 7 to 7.5 day in, day out for that much longer. I firmly believe that the Lyrica has stabilized me to a "normal" level of 4 to 5, with some days that are worse thrown...
Dear Chartreux, I am so sorry you are having to go through these personal issues as well as the physical ones. I can certainly understand the frustrations with both. Please do vent! I also understand...
Although it wasnt the 1st trip to my PM Dr, I took a laundry list of terms, ideas, and questions to my last appointment. I hope you have had time to go through a lot of posts here and compile a...
Hi all! Just wanted to thank you all for your kind words :) I do feel a little relieved to have something in writing now. I meet the chiropractor that my PM Dr. specifically wrote the script for...
Hi Jenny, I can certainly sympathize with what you are going through - I am just glad that your ER experience was a good one, cause we all know how those can turn out. That dilauted is good stuff,...
Hello again friends! After my appointment with the PM Dr. last week I had so much going on that I didn't even look at the presciptions he had written after our discussions. I went about doing what...
Hello dolemite, Sometimes I wish there were a "rated R" forum here, cause I am thinking of a joke that might at least give you a laugh in your pain... You do have a good sense of humor with all the...
While it may seem like a strange post, I wouldn't want you to feel it wasn't important because I understand how in these times this has to be of a concern. I would hate to think of what may go on in...
i am late to the topic, but I wanted to add my support for you and what you are dealing with. You know, as well as everyone else, you can always come here to share what is bothering you whether it be...
Hi Joie1, I can certainly understand and sympathize with how you are feeling. What dosage of Lyrica are you taking? I do not see any type of anti-depressant listed. I am on Wellbutrin, and while I am...
Once again, thank you all for the kind words and prayers. Yesterday was a very tough day, to say the least. But the turnout and fellowship of the mixed group of people there was really incredible. I...
Thank you all again for your replies and wonderful words! It is a blessing to know that people I know only through words and a shared understanding of what our lives are like are so caring, and allow...
Hi PAlady, I apologize for not replying to this sooner - i feel horrible for what you have had to go through with this clown! As has been stated before, I am surprised that your well being was...
Thank you all for your replies so far. I really do appreciate all the kind words. I am trying to think of how to put this into words yet. I know I stumbled through the conversation I had with my...
Good evening to all my understanding friends. I chose this subject, because of the way I feel lemons have been coming my way, and I am really, really trying to do my best to handle them. This week...
Ugh, I have been so busy with work that I just haven't replied to all of you! Thank you all for the follow ups. It chills me to think what state I would be in mentally if I hadn't found this place....
Hi anice, I can totally relate to that type of pain! It seems like there is no relief and you just have to ride it out - which is the hardest part. Makes one blue on a gray, wet day. I don't see your...
Hey Gretchen, its your buddy N8 :) I am so glad you got some good news! I have been hoping you have had a good week. And thank you for your detailed explaination of what MS is. I also hope that you...
Good to hear from you all! I just wish your replies were a physical cure all as much as they are a mental one ;-) Lotsa, it is amazing how what is old can become new again. I always loved that song,...
....are the things I feel a side effect of the medications, or of the symptoms I feel - i do not know. I have let you all know I weaned myself off all the narcotics. I am "only" on Lyrica,...
ps, I got the N8 thing from Gretchen1 - Thanks to my friend Gretchen!...
Thank you both so much for replying at this time of the day - it really means a lot to this sleepless soul... I am so new to this. I have always done whatever I can to make those around me feel more...
So I sit here in my misery, another day gone by, and I am wondering *** happened to me... Some of the things that I used to think were fun are of no interest any more. Some of the things that were of...
I can't wait for the photo album, Dani! I hope the time flies by for you, and that you get some compassion from the insurance folks. I cannot complain too much about how mine has been so far, but I...
Hi Anice! I hope that the appointment went well for you this morning. I remember many years ago having a TENS unit, and I believe that Dani is right on in decreasing the levels slowly. Hope you are...
Hello all! Thank you for your replies. Today, so far, has been much more manageable than yesterday, so I am thankful for that - it was probably the great time I had during chat night! :) I do not...
Hi again friends, Early on with this current issue I wound up in the ER a couple times as well as in the PCP's office with emergency appointments. I still have days (like today) where I feel terrible...
you may regret that reminder! lol...
oh, and p.s., thanks Dani for the bit o' humor - that always puts a smile on my face :)...
Hi IBSGOAWAY, Thank you for your reply. This is the most perplexing thing. Yes, none of the "normal" triggers are present - there is no change in pain one way or another depending on diet, there is...